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David A. Hardy
British space artist
David A. Hardy | |
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| Born | () 10 April (age&#;88) Bournville, UK |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known&#;for | Space art |
David A. Hardy (born 10 April ) is a British space artist.
Early life
David Hardy was born 10 April [1] in Bournville, UK. He studied at the Margaret Street College of Art in Birmingham, and was soon painting for the British Interplanetary Society.[2]
Career
He started his career as an employee in the Design Office of Cadbury's, where he created packaging and advertising art for the company's confectionery; but was already illustrating books for e.g. Patrick Moore.
His first science fiction art was published in , but he has gone on to illustrate hundreds of covers for books, and for magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. His work also appears regularly in magazines such as Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy N David a hardy art!